GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |